Ideas and suggestions

[johnhughthom]

Since we have more settlements than generals there will be a lot of adoptions offered. Phanias Laodikeias Lydikes got a man of the hour adoption after winning a battle and this is likely to happen to any RGB after winning a battle as long as there is a shortage of family members. Wouldn't it be fair to everyone then if all other adoptions were refused, giving everbody not on the family tree a chance to get on it?

[Ibn-Khaldun]

The thing with the RTW is that if you don't accept those 'A man of great potential' offers at the beginning of the game then you can't do it later after you have already saved the game and load it again. You get the message that the man have deceased. So I agree that all other adoption should be refused. in the next Council Session I propose CA with this.

[johnhughthom]

Perhaps those playing RGBs should put in their SOTs whether they want to be part of the royal family if offered so we wouldn't need to wait for them if the offer comes about in-game.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Actually it's more the adopter who should put in their SOT whether they want to adopt anyone or not.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Since we are waiting the new Council Session to start I would like to know what are your expectations, what would you like to see in WotB?

We've had defeats our defeats and victories. Our Basileus have changed. We finally got Chancellor elections.

So, what would you like to see in future?? Some good Event ideas are welcomed.

I'll give you some hints about things I have planned: Assassins, Akademia, Invasion.

[SwissBarbar]

In the future, when we control the war against the Ptolemys, I'd like to see an Invasion into Hellas, recapturing the Greek territorys who belong to us by right.

Idea 1: We could RP the Makedonian King who visits the Council and behaves not very friendly. We assassinate him and a war is started.

Idea 2: Found a Client Kingdom in the Norh or in the South or more than one, no borderline with our Arche (for now). RP those Kings in a special way. They manage their cities as Kings **, pay taxes to us (and they always want to have low taxes, and we want them to have high taxes....). They can have own Armies (max. X Units we allow).
When the Arche Seleukeia aproaches their Territory, they could fear to lose their Status (which could be the case, if the Basileus descides so) and even could declare themselves independent, what would cause a "Civil War", in which the AS installes another form of Governemet OR they defeat us *GGG*. The point is, that they could raise an army themselves, they can create units with the money their cities earn from Taxes each turn (f. example they earn 1000 mnai in their city / all their cities, then they could recruit units woth 1000 mnai per turn). ** This is also the way the can build Buildings... only with their own money. Or they can take a credit from the basileus, but then have to do sth. for him, whatever he wishes...

[YouHaveRecieved]

Once the Arche has settled and controls it's backdoors I would like to see you give some terrortories back to the saptrapies in real life. So Baktria could make war and give them a few settlement and so on.

[The Celtic Viking]

Idea 1: We could RP the Makedonian King who visits the Council and behaves not very friendly. We assassinate him and a war is started.

I don't think that works out. I have been roleplaying Sarpedon as being friendly towards the Makedonians, aiding them personally against the KH and Epeirotes even before we ourselves went to war against the latter. I don't think their king would come to us now when I have come to the throne, and we're actively fighting their enemies as well, and behave in an unfriendly way that would warrant an assassination.

Idea 2: Found a Client Kingdom in the Norh or in the South or more than one, no borderline with our Arche (for now). RP those Kings in a special way. They manage their cities as Kings **, pay taxes to us (and they always want to have low taxes, and we want them to have high taxes....). They can have own Armies (max. X Units we allow).

So, with the exception of the "no borderline" part, they would be just like satraps so far, right?

When the Arche Seleukeia aproaches their Territory, they could fear to lose their Status (which could be the case, if the Basileus descides so) and even could declare themselves independent, what would cause a "Civil War", in which the AS installes another form of Governemet OR they defeat us *GGG*.

Still pretty much like satraps.

The point is, that they could raise an army themselves, they can create units with the money their cities earn from Taxes each turn (f. example they earn 1000 mnai in their city / all their cities, then they could recruit units woth 1000 mnai per turn).

But they also need to pay taxes to us, meaning they can't use their whole income. Since we would be the ones setting the taxes, it would effectively still be like satraps.

** This is also the way the can build Buildings... only with their own money. Or they can take a credit from the basileus, but then have to do sth. for him, whatever he wishes...

There's a few problems with this. The first thing is the whole hassle of keeping score of how much they have in their settlements. We would have to keep score every turn how much they make, then subtract the tribute and then their army. Then we will have to add the result from what we have calculated are currently in their coffers. There is only so many units a couple of settlements can support without having to pay a tribute - with it it would be even less, and a regular satrap would stand a better chance in a civil war.